Happy Endings 2005
6.3 /10
Three stories of Angelenos linked linearly by people associated with each are told. In story one, Mamie works as a psychologist at an abortion clinic, she, in addition to providing counseling, assessing mental fitness and thus approving or declining the request by potential patients for the procedure. This job is somewhat ironic as she purportedly aborted a pregnancy when she was seventeen, nineteen years ago. Her stepfather urged her to go through with the pregnancy and give the baby up for adoption, he, now dead, the only person in her personal life who knew that she went through with it. She is approached by Nicky, an aspiring filmmaker, who has proof of her son's identity, said son who threw such information away in no longer wanting to contact her. As his application for a scholarship to the AFI, Nicky wants to make a film on Mamie "discovering" her son. Not wanting to have her story splashed across a movie screen, especially as the biological father is still in her life and doesn't know, while wanting to know the identity of her son which Nicky won't divulge unless she agrees to the documentary, Mamie enlists the help of her masseuse boyfriend, Mexican immigrant Javier, to throw Nicky off the track of her plan of stealing the information from him while helping him with his AFI scholarship submission. Mamie, Nicky and Javier's lives may take a turn as documentaries often take on a life of their own. In story two, Charley, Mamie's stepbrother, who is the biological father of Mamie's child from a very brief sexual relationship they had after her mother and his father married, has grown up to realize his homosexual orientation. Managing the last existing of the chain restaurants he and Mamie inherited from their father, Charley is in a long term relationship with Gil, an architect. They are best friends with Gil's friend from high school, Pam, and her current partner, Diane. Pam and Diane had once asked Gil to be the sperm donor to artificially inseminate Pam, but ultimately they decided to use sperm from a bank instead that resulted in their now two year old son, Max. Sharing his belief with Gil but not the extent to which he is going, Charley is convinced that Pam and Diane did end up using Gil's sperm to father Max without telling them, he going on a quest to discover proof. And in story three, twenty-two year Otis has worked at Charley's restaurant for two years. He also plays in a band. Not the best drummer or backup vocalist, Otis' band-mates keep him in the band as his wealthy father, Frank, provides the band with many of their toys, he spreading his money easily to those in his life. Still in the closet in fearing Frank's disapproval, inexperienced Otis secretly has a crush on Charley. Needing a temporary vocalist, the band ends up hiring Jude, who Otis met performing karaoke at the restaurant. Opportunistic Jude knows the situation into which she is walking, she using Otis' naiveté to get to Frank and his money.
Run Time: . MMPA: 18 . Release: Jan 20, 2005
Director: Director: Don Roos,
Friends with Money 2006
5.8 /10
Four women friends: three are wealthy and married plus there's Olivia, a former teacher who's now a maid. The marriages are in various states of health: Franny and Matt are happy and very rich. Christine and David write screenplays together, are remodeling their house, and argue. Jane is angry all the time and Aaron, who's an attentive husband, strikes everyone as gay. Franny sets up Olivia with a friend of hers, Mike, a personal trainer, and Olivia takes him with her to a couple of housecleaning jobs. A benefit dinner for ALS, an awkward guy named Marty whose place Olivia cleans, and a French maid's outfit figure in the story. Is there more to life than its problems?
Run Time: . MMPA: 17 . Release: Apr 07, 2006
Director: Director: Nicole Holofcener,
Stars: Jennifer Aniston, Frances McDormand, Catherine Keener,
Argylle 2024
5.7 /10
When the plots of reclusive author Elly Conway's fictional espionage novels begin to mirror the covert actions of a real-life spy organization, quiet evenings at home become a thing of the past. Accompanied by her cat Alfie and Aiden, a cat-allergic spy, Elly races across the world to stay one step ahead of the killers as the line between Conway's fictional world and her real one begins to blur.
Run Time: . MMPA: 13 . Release: Jan 31, 2024
Director: Director: Matthew Vaughn,
Stars: Bryce Dallas Howard, Sam Rockwell, Bryan Cranston, Catherine OHara, Henry Cavill,
Wonka 2023
7.3 /10
Willy Wonka – chock-full of ideas and determined to change the world one delectable bite at a time – is proof that the best things in life begin with a dream, and if you’re lucky enough to meet Willy Wonka, anything is possible.
Run Time: 117 Min . MMPA: 8 . Release: Dec 06, 2023
Director: Director: Paul King,
Stars: Timothe Chalamet, Calah Lane, KeeganMichael Key, Hugh Grant, Paterson Joseph,
Dumb Money 2023
7 /10
Vlogger Keith Gill sinks his life savings into GameStop stock and posts about it. When social media starts blowing up, so do his life and the lives of everyone following him. As a stock tip becomes a movement, everyone gets rich—until the billionaires fight back, and both sides find their worlds turned upside down.
Run Time: 104 Min . MMPA: 16 . Release: Sep 15, 2023
Director: Director: Craig Gillespie,
Stars: Paul Dano, Shailene Woodley, America Ferrera, Pete Davidson, Seth Rogen,
A Haunting in Venice 2023
6.7 /10
Celebrated sleuth Hercule Poirot, now retired and living in self-imposed exile in Venice, reluctantly attends a Halloween séance at a decaying, haunted palazzo. When one of the guests is murdered, the detective is thrust into a sinister world of shadows and secrets.
Run Time: 104 Min . MMPA: 13 . Release: Sep 13, 2023
Director: Director: Kenneth Branagh,
Stars: Kenneth Branagh, Kyle Allen, Camille Cottin, Jamie Dornan, Tina Fey,
Expend4bles 2023
5 /10
Armed with every weapon they can get their hands on and the skills to use them, The Expendables are the world’s last line of defense and the team that gets called when all other options are off the table. But new team members with new styles and tactics are going to give “new blood” a whole new meaning.
Run Time: 103 Min . MMPA: 15 . Release: Sep 15, 2023
Director: Director: Scott Waugh,
Stars: Jason Statham, 50 Cent, Megan Fox, Dolph Lundgren, Tony Jaa,
Asteroid City 2023
7 /10
In an American desert town circa 1955, the itinerary of a Junior Stargazer/Space Cadet convention is spectacularly disrupted by world-changing events.
Run Time: 105 Min . MMPA: 14 . Release: Jun 09, 2023
Director: Director: Wes Anderson,
Stars: Jason Schwartzman, Scarlett Johansson, Tom Hanks, Jeffrey Wright, Tilda Swinton,
The Super Mario Bros. Movie 2023
7.3 /10
While working underground to fix a water main, Brooklyn plumbers—and brothers—Mario and Luigi are transported down a mysterious pipe and wander into a magical new world. But when the brothers are separated, Mario embarks on an epic quest to find Luigi.
Run Time: 92 Min . MMPA: 7 . Release: Apr 05, 2023
Director: Director: Michael Jelenic, Aaron Horvath,
Stars: Chris Pratt, Charlie Day, Anya TaylorJoy, Jack Black, KeeganMichael Key,
I'm Not There 2007
6.8 /10
Six actors portray six personas of music legend Bob Dylan in scenes depicting various stages of his life, chronicling his rise from unknown folksinger to international icon and revealing how Dylan constantly reinvented himself.
Run Time: 135 Min . MMPA: 16 . Release: Oct 01, 2007
Director: Director: Todd Haynes,
Stars: Christian Bale, Cate Blanchett, Marcus Carl Franklin, Richard Gere, Heath Ledger,
City of Hope 1991
7.3 /10
This gritty inner-city film follows various people living in a troubled New Jersey setting, most notably Nick Rinaldi, a disillusioned contractor who has been helped along his whole life by his wealthy father. Other characters in this ensemble drama about urban conflict and corruption include Asteroid , an unstable homeless person, and Wynn, an idealistic young politician.
Run Time: 129 Min . MMPA: 15 . Release: Oct 11, 1991
Director: Director: John Sayles,
Stars: Vincent Spano, Tony Lo Bianco, Joe Morton, Jace Alexander, Todd Graff,
Babylon 2022
7.6 /10
A tale of outsized ambition and outrageous excess, tracing the rise and fall of multiple characters in an era of unbridled decadence and depravity during Hollywood's transition from silent films and to sound films in the late 1920s.
Run Time: 189 Min . MMPA: 17 . Release: Dec 22, 2022
Director: Director: Damien Chazelle,
Stars: Brad Pitt, Margot Robbie, Diego Calva, Jean Smart, Flea,
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